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Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica – People

Tahsin J. Chow (周大新)

Organic Chemistry

Tahsin J. Chow (周大新)

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    tjchowchem.sinica.edu.tw
B.S. (1972), NTU;Ph.D. (1980), University of Cincinnati;Research Fellow (1982-) and Acting Director(1997-2001);Professor in National Taiwan University(1982-);AvH Fellow(1988), University of Duesseldorf, Germany;Founding Head(1992-1995) of Chemistry Department, National Chung Cheng University; Board of Council (1995-2002) and General Secretary (1997-2001), Chemical Society Located in Taipei;Chief Editor(1998-99), Journal of the Chinese Chemical Society;Executive Committee(1999-), Federation of Asian Chemical Societies (FACS). Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Award(1987);Alexander von Humboldt Fellow(1988);Distinguish Research Award, National Science Council(1988);J. Chinese Chem. Soc. Best Article Award(1994);FACS Citation Award(2005);Chemical Society Service Medal(2006);Outstanding Research Award from the National Science Council(2013);
Research Interests

General interests in the structure-reactivity relationship and long-range orbital interactions of organic compounds.
Preparation of organic functional materials related to electroluminescence, photovoltaic
properties, photochromism, sensors, rectifiers, thin-film transistors, etc.

(1)Acenes Generated from Precursors and Their Semiconducting Properties











(2)Organic Dyes for Sensitized Solar Cells



(3)Organic Materials for Light-Emitting Diodes



Awards & Honors
  • "科技部傑出研究獎"  (2013)
  • "FACS Fellow"  (2009)
  • "中國化學會服務獎章"  (2006)
  • "亞洲化學會聯盟(FACS)貢獻獎(Citation Award)"  (2005)
  • "中國化學會「化學」期刊最佳論文獎"  (2001)
  • "中國化學會誌最佳論文獎"  (1994)
Selected Publications
  1. Motonori Watanabe, Kew-Yu Cheng, Yuan Jay Chang, Tahsin J. Chow* “Acenes Generated from Precursors and Their Semiconducting Properties” Acc. Chem. Res. 2013, 46, 1606-1615. (IF: 21.64; SCI ranking: 1.9%)
  2. Motonori Watanabe, Yuan Jay Chang, Shun-Wei Liu, Thing-Han Chao, Kenta Goto, Md. Minarul Islam, Chih-Hsien Yuan, Yu-Tai Tao, Teruo Shinmyozu, Tashin J. Chow* “Structure, Stability, and Conductivity of Solid-state Hexacene” Nature Chemistry, 2012, 4, 574-578. (IF: 20.524; SCI ranking: 2.6%) (Highlighted by Chem. & Eng. News, 2012, 90, 37)
  3. Ting-Han Chao, Ming-Jen Chang, Motonori Watanabe, Ming-Hui Luo, Yuan Jay Chang, Tzu-Chien Fang, Kew-Yu Chen,* and Tahsin J. Chow* "Solution processed high performance pentacene thin-film transistor" Chem. Commun. 2012, 48, 6148-6150. (IF: 6.169; SCI ranking: 12.3%)
  4. Ching-Ting Chien, Chih-Chun Lin, Motonori Watanabe, Yan-Duo Lin, Ting-Han Chao, Ta-chung Chiang, Xin-Hua Huang, Yuh-Sheng Wen, Chih-Hsin Tu, Chia-Hsing Sun, and Tahsin J. Chow* "Tetracene-based field-effect transistors using solution processes" J. Mater. Chem. 2012, 22, 13070-13075. (IF: 5.968; SCI ranking: 13.4%,7.3%)
  5. Yuan Jay Chang, Motonori Watanabe, Po-Ting Chou, and Tahsin J. Chow* "[2.2]Paracyclophane as a bridging unit in the design of organic dyes for sensitized solar cells" Chem. Commun. 2012, 48, 726–728. (IF: 6.169; SCI ranking: 12.3%)
  6. Chih-Jen Yang, Yuan Jay Chang, Motonori Watanabe, Yung-Son Hon, and Tahsin J. Chow* "Phenothiazine Derivatives as Organic Sensitizers for Highly Efficient Dye-sensitized Solar Cells" J. Mater. Chem. 2012, 22, 4040-4049. (IF: 5.968; SCI ranking: 13.4%,7.3%)
  7. Yuan Jay Chang, Po-Ting Chou, Szu-Yu Lin, Motonori Watanabe, Zhi-Qian Liu, Kew-Yu Chen, and Tahsin J. Chow* "High Performance Organic Materials for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell: Triarylene-Linked Dyads with a 4-tert-Butylphenylamine Donor" Chem. Asian J. 2012, 7, 572-581. (IF: 4.5; SCI ranking: 17.5%)
  8. Yuan Jay Chang and Tahsin J. Chow* "Highly Efficient Red Dyes for Organic Light Emitting Diodes" J. Mater. Chem. 2011, 21(9), 3091-3099. (IF: 5.968; SCI ranking: 13.4%,7.3%)
  9. Yuan Jay Chang and Tahsin J. Chow* "Highly Efficient Triarylene Conjugated Dyes for Sensitized Solar Cells" J. Mater. Chem. 2011, 21(26), 9523-9531. (IF: 5.968; SCI ranking: 13.4%,7.3%)
  10. Yan-Duo Lin and Tahsin J. Chow* "Geometrical Effect of Stilbene on the Performance of Organic Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells" J. Mater. Chem. 2011, 21(38), 14907-14916. (IF: 5.968; SCI ranking: 13.4%,7.3%)

Selected Patent:

  1. Tahsin J. Chow, Kew-Yu Chen, Jiunn-Jye Hwang, "Type of Soluble Pentacene Precursors", US Patent US 7,572,939 B2
  2. Tahsin J. Chow, Ta-Hsien Chuang, Hsin-Hui Huang, Chung-Chih Wu Hsing-Hung Hsieh, "Synthesis and Application of Soluble Pentacene Precursors and Related Compounds", US Patent US 8,277,903 B2
  3. Tahsin J. Chow and Yuan Jay Chang, "Dye Compound and Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell", US Patent US 8,183,393 B2
  4. 周大新,陳奎佑,黃俊傑,"可溶性稠五苯前驅物、彼之製備方法及其應用" 中華民國專利I 304057號
  5. 周大新,莊大賢,黃信華,吳忠幟、謝信弘,"半導體材料前趨物及形成有機薄膜電晶體的方法",中華民國專利 I 374132號

Update: 2015-03-23